Helmut Sonnenfeldt
Helmut Sonnenfeldt (born September 13, 1926 in Berlin , † November 18, 2012 in Chevy Chase ) was an American government official.
Life
The son of a doctor from Gardelegen emigrated with his parents to Great Britain in 1938, where he and his brother Richard W. Sonnenfeldt attended the Bunce Court School founded by Anna Essinger . He later emigrated to the USA. Sonnenfeldt worked in the State Department from 1952 after graduating from college . From 1969 to 1974 he was a member of the National Security Council in the White House . Because of his close collaboration with Henry Kissinger and his influence on his policy as Kissinger's advisor, he was called ' Kissinger's Kissinger ' and was considered one of the most important figures in US foreign policy at the time.
Web links
- Helmut Sonnenfeldt in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- Obituary from Die Zeit No. 49/2012 (November 29, 2012, accessed December 9, 2014).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anna's children at theguardian.com, accessed June 9, 2016
- ^ The Nation: Kissinger's Kissinger, in: Time , February 19, 1973, available online at time.com (accessed November 28, 2014).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sonnenfeldt, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American government official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 2012 |
| Place of death | Chevy Chase |